Railroad lawyers search for flaws in Mann Elkins act
In New York the Waldorf Astoria hosts about 100 railroad lawyers meeting daily at the request of railroad presidents. They aim to find constitutional flaws to attack the Mann Elkins act, arguing it creates a supreme court for the ICC and may be unconstitutional. Led by figures like L F Loree James J Hill and others, the secret sessions will continue for two weeks.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Congress of the United States
F. Loree
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Jucius Tuttle
Bostor and
Maine Railroad
P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
W. W. Finley
Southern Railroad
W. ©. Brown
New York Central Inc
Henry I. Stone
Louis Ville and
Nashville Road
United States
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hunter returns to Waterloo as Des Moines fire firm changes
B B Hunter, who left Waterloo in 1908 to run Des Moines Fire Insurance with his brothers, returns to Waterloo and will move his family here. He has disposed of his Des Moines interests, bought stock in Maytag Mason Automobile, and will focus on that venture. The Des Moines Fire and Hawkeye Insurance merges take effect Nov 1, explaining his exit. Also noted are his early career as a teacher of speech, inventive efforts in telephony, and references to library children's programs and local authors.
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B. B. Hunter
Waterloo
Des Moines
Des Moines Fire Insurance Company
Hunter
Maytag-Mason Automobile Company
Waterloo Auto & Supply Company
Maytag-Mason Company
Hawkeye Insurance Company
Elmer Hotel
Library notes on telephone direct lines and history
The note gives new library telephone numbers 607 and 636 division lines and urges updating the Red Book. It previewed a recent library acquisition History of the Telephone detailing Bell and the invention and spread of the telephone.
Bank Clearings in Waterloo Week Ending Oct 29 1910
Waterloo bank clearings totaled 1 082 222 69 for the week ending Saturday Oct 29 1910 with daily figures 253 624 85 50 418 55 200 710 83 135 724 06 173 087 82 and 128 679 58. Transfers noted include deeds mortgages chattel mortgages with totals 63 deeds 90 555 10 21 mortgages 30 000 12 chattel mortgages 33 769 50.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Company
Waterloo
Halloween Police Orders Tighten Citywide Night Patrols
Chief Dinneen orders 28 officers, many in plain clothes, to curb vandalism on Halloween night. Juvenile volunteers may assist, blending with peers to deter property damage and unlawful acts during the holiday. Police aim for a peaceful observance and warn arrest for any misbehavior.
German Alliance members meet to discuss potash industry
About twenty five members of the American German Alliance met in city hall and talked on issues important to them. The group favors Liffring and DeWolf for the legislature and opposes the muled law and prohibition resubmission. Berlin talks with the American ambassador centered on recent potash legislation and its impact on American buyers amid diplomatic talks still unresolved.
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German Alliance
American German Alliance League
Alliance
Porter
Carroll
Berlin
Sydow
Hill
Waterloo Notices and Local Moves Highlight City Brief
City in brief from Waterloo covers insurance, shop and salon notices, resident visits, and several relocations. Notables include H. Perkins transfer to Waterloo, Dr. Sigworth changing offices, births, illnesses, a typhoid risk in George Weld's child, and a Mystic Workers draft to Mrs Seeley. Families travel to Maxwell for visits, with the local scene of editor FE Sadler returning from Chicago and other residents reported in standard community notices.
Why Do You Wear a Mantilla in Spanish Life
A survey of Spanish women explains the mantilla as a sign of care for hair and eyes, not mere adornment. The piece contrasts aristocratic taste with popular opinion, noting beauty standards and cultural context in Madrid. It blends social observation with a London Mail voice on elegance and tradition.
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Madri
Seeing Around Corners Insect Vision and Human Limits
A Chambers Journal note discusses insects with wide field vision due to convex eyes enabling peripheral sight. It compares to humans and mentions potential applications and drawbacks, including detection of pickpockets.
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Chambers’ Journal
Sleepless man pleads for one who robbed him
Philip Barkuss a wealthy Alaskan, visiting Chicago on his way from the Klondike to New York, seeks a pardon for Isadore Fried who is serving a ten year prison term for robbing him of more than $3,000 two years earlier. Barkuss declares he will fight to free Fried, driven by nightmares and guilt. He tracked Fried through nine states, aided by police, in a two month pursuit.
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Chicago
Philip Barkuss
Klondike
New York
Isadore Fried
Mr. Barckuss
Mr. Barekuss
Heaven and Earth
Joliet
Criminal Court
Mr. Marckuss
Detective Ward and Shores Quiz Williams For Hours
Special Agent George S. Ward and Sheriff P. M. Shores grilled Brakeman A. B. Williams of Freeport for four hours on larceny tied to recent railroad thefts. Williams refused to implicate others, confessing only to his own offenses while officers report most arrested trainmen confess their own crimes.
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George S. Ward
Sinots
PF. M. Shores
A. B. Williams
Freeport
William
Illinois Central
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Elripley
Nizucius Tuttley
Es LoRezy
Maytag-Mason Co
Fire Insurance Company
Watson
Herbert Newton Casson
New York World
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Miss Yerington
Miss Wightman
Hallowe'en
Alexander
Graham Bell
Police
Jiallowe'en Roiste
IRS
Buchanan
Syndicate
Citizens Savings Bank
Johnson
Hummel
O. W. Perguson
Mattoon
George L. van Duyn
Fourth Street
JL. E
FE. T. Sadler
The
Creamery Journal
Hampton Chronicle
H.C. Perkins
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Harry W. Sigworth
Russell-Lamgen Block
Arthur E. Weld
George, Jr
G. A. Bradley
Locust Street
Elizabeth J. Seeley
Mystic Workers of the World
M. Woods
C. J. Lauritzen
Maxwell, In
London
Bloomsbury
British Museum
Museum
Harry
Boston Transcript
Williams
Detective Ward and
Sheriff Shores
Ion
Ward
Council Bluffs
Sineis Central
Willie Whitla
Pennsylvania
Central
L. B. Hamilton
Melrose Apartments
Michigan
Iowa
Coal, Feed and Seeds
N. J. Berkley
Jefferson and
Sixth Streets
Loyal Order of Moose
O. C. Thorson
A. C. Smith
T. Gorham
Gorham
Battle Creek, Mich
Miles, Mich
Cali
Tremont Hotel
J. Eckhart
4Th St
Forgenta
Swift Mfg. Co
Westfield
Washington Street
Arnold-Paul Land Co
Cedar Fails
Geneva
Galloway-Gibson Investment Co
Lafayette St
West 11Th St
Galloway
Hawthorne
Galloway-Gibson Inv. Co
Kelley
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Hall
Black Hawk
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